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Philippe Verpiand
Master Chef of France (2015) and chef-owner of Étoile Cuisine et Bar, a French restaurant in Houston's Uptown Park, which he runs with his wife Monica Bui.
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Oct 12, 2026
Building Étoile: Authentic French Food, Texas Roots
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1:57Philippe VerpiandGUEST
And after a year, a year and a half, go into another Michelin, uh, uh, star restaurant to learn another type of, uh, you know, from another chef, another view, and, uh, stuff like that.
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2:08Philippe VerpiandGUEST
So back then, you know, the labor law, it was, uh, it w- it was not like, uh, like it is now.
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2:14Philippe VerpiandGUEST
So your, your week was more like, uh, 80, 80 hours a week, uh, 90 sometimes, uh, long hours.
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12:15Philippe VerpiandGUEST
And, uh, so I, I have, uh, my, uh, my kitchen garden is quite big, and I mean, enough, and, uh, yes, garden bed.